Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Virgin Surrounded by Many Angels
Ferrando Bertelli; After Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-84d5c8e321d7
- Date
- 16th century
- Medium
- Engraving
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 50739
From LinkedCulture
This engraving wasn't made by Dürer, but it wouldn't exist without him. Venetian print dealer Ferrando Bertelli published this 16th-century reproduction of a Dürer composition, copying it so faithfully you can see the crowned Virgin at center, full-sized angels flanking her, and a cluster of winged putti gathered at her feet. The inscription "Ferrando Bertelli Excudebat" in the lower left corner names the publisher, not the engraver, a glimpse into how the Italian print trade commercially spread northern European imagery across Renaissance Italy.
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Italy, Europe Dimensions: 11 15/16 x 9 in. (30.32 x 22.86 cm) (image)
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